Concrete tie.



' A. H. MOFFET.

CONCRETE TIE,

APPLICATION PfLBD MAY 4 1911.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

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CONCRETE TIE.

'- APPLICATION FILED MAY4. 1911.

Patented J an. 9, 1912.

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' 'oononn'rn TIE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9,1912.

Application filed May 4, 1911. jSerial No. 625,039.

To all whom it may concerni.

Be it known that I, ALvns H. Morrnr, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Larned, in the county of Pawnee and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements inConcrete Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to concrete tiestructures, and more especially to-the re 'inforcin'g means therefor.

The primary object is to provide a concrete body with a metal reinforcement, the

' the rails secured thereon: F i

trated latter being so arranged that it is completely embedded, and thus protected, said reinforcement moreover effctively securing the tie fastening means against spreading, even should the concrete body of the tie be broken.

Two forms of the construction are illusin the accompanying drawings, wherein p Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie, showing g. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough. ,Fig.

3 is a perspective view of the separate wall of the rei'ntorcin casing. Fig. 4; a perspectlve new the: internal reinforcing bars. Fig. 5-1s a perspectlve view of the other walls of the reinforcing casing. Fig.

6 is a perspective view ofa tie having a inodified form of reinforcement. Fig. 7 is a cross sectional View therethrough. Fi

8 is a perspective "view showing the internal is angulariucross section, and is provided with continuous'or connected bottom and side walls 13 wall 16. The employment-0f a separate wall, as 16 is important in the manu aoture of the tie,'in order to secure the proper and the track can will properly'cotiperate with said and 14' and a separate-top.

disposition of the parts during tliemolding operation; It will be noted that the socketforming sleeves pass directly through the top and bottom walls 13 and 16 ofthe casing, and are engaged therewith, Located within this foraminous casing, are internal reinforcing bars. In this form of construction,' a lower pair of bars 17 is employed. These bars are bent about the sleeves l0 and twisted to ether,.as shown at 18 on opposite sides 0% the same. Thus the said sleeves are efi'ectively tied together, and

even if the tie-body should be broken, the sleeves-cannot move away from each other, therefore not spread. Preferably another is located within the casing, and-comprises twisted bars 19,- the'en'ds of which are formed into loops 20 that' surround the sleeves 10.

' A slightlydiifercnt form of construction internal reinforcement is illustrated in Figs. 6, 7 and 8. The concrete body is shown at 21, and located transversely therein are the usual socket-forming sleeves 22. These sleeves pass through a reinforcing casing .23en1bedded in the outer portions ofthe tie, and provided with one separate side wall 24:. Arranged within this casing are reinforcing corner bars 25, and lodated between the upper bars and the lower" bars are reinforcing bars 26 that are twisted together and are also twisted about erly positioned by spacing wires 27- that are twisted about the sa the ends thereof. V

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many ad- .vant ges of the herein described invention will e apparent to those skilled in the art,

without further descriptionyand it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion andminor details of construction, maybe resorted to without de- .the sleeves 22. These various bars are prope contiguous to v plarting from the spirit or sacrificing any of 1c invention.

llaving' thusfully'described my invention,

what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is r I 1. In a railway tie, a concrete body and a reinforcement therein comprising a casing embedded in the body and having one wall separate from the others.

2. In a railway tie, a concrete body and a 'reinforcement'therein, comprising a casing substantially angular in cross section and having eonnected bottom and side Walls, and

a top wall that is separate therefrom, said casing being embedded 'in the body.

' 8. In a railway .tie, a concrete body and a separate from the others, and longitudinal bars located within the casingl 4; In a railway tie, a concrete body and a reinll'ireeinent therein comprising a casing formed of netting en'lbedded in the body-and having one wall separate from the others.

5. In a railway tie, a concrete body,soel etforming. sleeves located therein, and reinforcing bars engaged with and twisted togather on opposite sides of the sleeves.

'6. In a railway tie, a concrete body, a oas. ing of forainin'ous 'n'ietal socket forming sleeves extending transversely in said. body and having end portions passing through and engaged with opposite walls of the casing and reinforcing bars located within the casing and engaged with and twisted together on opposite sides of the sleeves. I 1

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand in pre enee oi? two Subseribing witneeses.

' ALVUS lI. MOFFET.

Witnesses H. A. Jones,

A Y-ICE TICKELL.

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